ADEI/MC Host NOVa CC at Auto Tech Training Meeting
To Replicate Industry Training Model at a 2nd Venue
WANADAês Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI) and Montgomery College (MC) hosted a special meeting last week for their counterparts at the Northern Virginia Community College (NoVA CC) to see and hear firsthand how this successful career development partnership was created and how it is currently run. The meeting was part of an ongoing process to substantially replicate the ADEIês Technician Training Program at NoVA CC.
Charles Stringfellow of Brown Automotive, who serves on the ADEI Board of Directors, hosted the NoVA educators and led a presentation that outlined the breadth and depth of the critical need for technicians in the auto industry. He described his fellow Washington area dealers as an influential group that has demonstrated its willingness to commit the necessary resources to have a successful technician development program.
George Payne and Debra Anderson, MCês vice president for Adult Education and the director of Auto Tech. Programming, respectively, gave their visitors a detailed explanation of the curriculum and a tour of the MC training facility. The meeting allowed us to talk about what we do and how we do it, and it gave the NoVA folks an opportunity to hear about the ins and outs of the partnership we have with Montgomery College, said Steve Arabia, WANADA director of public affairs.
The NoVA CC group included Jonathan Gueverra, provost of the Alexandria Campus; Milan Haywood, acting dean, Science and Technology; and Reg Bennett, program director, Automotive Technology.
For more information on the ADEI/Montgomery College Auto Tech. Training Program, contact WANADAês Steve Arabia (sa@wanada.org), or Bill Belew bb@wanada.org); (202) 237-7200.
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